Comments on: How Much Vitamin C Is Enough? http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/2008/11/20/how-much-vitamin-c-is-enough/ My Thoughts, Opinions, and Experiences Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:41:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dcp511 http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/2008/11/20/how-much-vitamin-c-is-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-164 dcp511 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:49:24 +0000 http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/?p=33#comment-164 Really good read, nice to read a good blog at last! Really good read, nice to read a good blog at last!

]]> By: Richard Shuman, PhD http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/2008/11/20/how-much-vitamin-c-is-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Richard Shuman, PhD Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:44:55 +0000 http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/?p=33#comment-89 Multiple gram quantities are required to achieve shortening of cold symptoms. This was the consensus of me and several organic chemists, including me, several years ago and based on our collective personal experiences. If I take 7 to 12 grams per day of sodium or calcium ascorbate the cold symptoms typically disappear in 50-55 hours. So Michael's resolution of symptoms in 36 hours, at a higher dose rate, is consistent with my experience. Failed studies with ascorbate typically use lower doses which, given the relatively short half-life of C in the body, ensure long periods of low serum levels of C. Studies with E that show no positive outcome typically use d-alpha-tochophepherol rather than the much more efficacious gamma-tochopfherol. Multiple gram quantities are required to achieve shortening of cold symptoms. This was the consensus of me and several organic chemists, including me, several years ago and based on our collective personal experiences. If I take 7 to 12 grams per day of sodium or calcium ascorbate the cold symptoms typically disappear in 50-55 hours. So Michael’s resolution of symptoms in 36 hours, at a higher dose rate, is consistent with my experience.

Failed studies with ascorbate typically use lower doses which, given the relatively short half-life of C in the body, ensure long periods of low serum levels of C.

Studies with E that show no positive outcome typically use d-alpha-tochophepherol rather than the much more efficacious gamma-tochopfherol.

]]> By: John Tedder http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/2008/11/20/how-much-vitamin-c-is-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-68 John Tedder Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:20:37 +0000 http://www.teddersrandomnotes.com/blog/?p=33#comment-68 Michael, Do you take any vitamin C on a daily basis or only when you think you are getting a cold? Michael, Do you take any vitamin C on a daily basis or only when you think you are getting a cold?

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